Suthep leads protesters to Temple of Emerald Buddha
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Leading member of the Democrats Suthep Thaugsuban on Monday led protesters to vow in front of the Temple of Emerald Buddha that they would fight against the amnesty bill to the bitter the end.
The Democrat-led protesters reached the Democracy Monument at 12.34pm. They stopped briefly at the monument to blow whistles and moved on to the temple. The protesters on Silom were contacted by phone and instructed to blow whistles at the same time.
After Suthep and the protesters made the vow, they marched to the Thammasat University to rest. Suthep will later lead the protesters back to Samsen railway station.
Suthep and Democrat MP Satit Wongnongtaey led the demonstrators from the Samsen rally site at 10 am.
At 11 am, the protesters called at the Urupong intersection to greet the protesters there.
The Urupong demonstrators led by the People’s Army against the Thaksin regime and the Students and People Network for Thailand Reform, cheered the arrival of the Samsen protesters.
Many blew whistles to welcome the Democrat-led protesters.
The demonstrators led by Democrat MPs reached the Lan Luang Road at about 11.16am.
A traffic policeman estimated their number at more than 20,000.
They reached the Saphan Khao area at 11.23am, before moving on to the temple.
